Ask an Aussie to name a truly Australian word, and they might yell "Bonzer!" Bonzer, sometimes also spelled bonza, means "first-rate" or "excellent," and it is the Australian equivalent of the American "awesome": "It's a good clean game ... and the standard is red hot," Thies said.
A reddish apple originating in Australia.
slang, Australia. : first-rate, excellent.
"Beaut bonzer just means amazing, just terrific.
dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'. Crook can also be used to describe a criminal. Cuppa: if someone asks for a cuppa, they want a cup of tea. Cut snake (Mad as a): this is an extremely Australian way to say that someone is very angry.
bluey (countable and uncountable, plural blueys) (slang) The metal lead. (Australian slang) A bushman's blanket. quotations ▼ (Australian slang) A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag.
5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
The word “Dunny” is Australian slang for toilet or outhouse. Technically “Dunny” isn't a rude word but not many people on average say the word dunny.
In Australia, "biscuits" are what Americans call "cookies," and these traditional treats date back to World War I.
“Hard yakka” means work hard. The word “yakka” – which first appeared in the 1840s – derives from the word for work (yaga). It comes from Yagara, an Indigenous language in Australia.
(Australia, slang, mildly vulgar) An extremely amusing person or thing.
Historians and etymologists are still unsure as to precisely where the term bogan originated. Some research suggests the term originated from specific areas around Melbourne's western suburbs during the 1980s. Others believe it comes from communities living near the Bogan River in rural NSW.
Until the early 19th century, Australia was best known as New Holland, a name first applied by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 (as Nieuw-Holland ) and subsequently anglicised.
Durry, a New Zealand or Australian slang term for cigarette.
Grog is a general term for beer and spirits (but not wine). Australians enjoy having a few beers or a bevvie (short for beverage), a frostie, a coldie or a couple of cold ones. Beer is also known as liquid amber, amber nectar or liquid gold.
'Ranga', the Aussie slang term for a red-haired person, is now officially part of the Australian dictionary as one of 6000 new words introduced on Tuesday.
Irish immigrants arriving in Australia looking for labour gained a reputation as heavy drinkers and fighters, with 'blue' being local slang for a fight. The term evolved to come to mean a redheaded Irishman.
In Australian slang, redheads are often nicknamed "Blue" or "Bluey". More recently, they have been referred to as "rangas" (a word derived from the red-haired ape, the orangutan), sometimes with derogatory connotations.
Chookas: Means “Break a leg” or “all the best”. Used to wish a performer good luck. For example, “Chookas for the big night!”
What does noice mean? Noice, or nice pronounced with an exaggerated Australian accent, is a synonym for awesome.
Too easy means something along the lines of that is easy to do and no problem (also known as no wakkas!). Example: After ordering a coffee, the waiter tells you that it is “too easy”.